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Anyone got snow ??
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 119 Replies
Its snowing masses in sheffield, we are gunna hit the peaks if its better in a few hours. Best snow i have seen in england for a while.
Do I need?.........
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 10 Replies
I actually swapped a ski with one of my mates once. One twintip park ski and one short carver. It made left turns very quickly and right turns a lot slower but the skis kept crossing into each other! We both had the same size boots and din settings so it worked well.
Do I need?.........
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 10 Replies
I tend not to tie them up as it can be a hastle to find the straps in a bag and do it all up. I usually lean them against a wall or stand them up in soft snow but make sure they are towards the edge of all the skis. Its a lot easier than dumping them in the middle of everyone elses. A small bit of yellow (or another bright colour) insulation tape on the bindings is sure to mark out which are your's.
Do I need?.........
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 10 Replies
Glyn wrote:I would say yes to putting something on your skis when you stop for lunch as many skis are the same make and colour. I found this out last year when someone took my skis by mistake, :x but returned them 10 minutes later as they didn't fit their boots (settings were wrong for them). This said person was moaning about the fact they couldn't get them on, at which point I promptly said that they were mine - here's yours. At least the embarrasment :oops: wasn't mine.

It wasn't funny at the time being stuck at the top of the mountain at the Cafe, virtually on my own as everyone had gone off skiing. I even missed half an hour of my ski lesson by the time I caught my group up.


The same thing happened to me last year in Val Thorens, except I waited at the top of the lift for an hour and they never came back.
Had to get a police report, hire skis for the week and claim mine back on the insurance. They were brand new which was a right ball ache.
I now have little labels stuck on the back on my bindings with my name and telephone number.
Ski distances on holiday
Started by User in Ski Chatter, 27 Replies
tino_11 wrote:However, moving along swiftly, how can the average Joe accurately gauge his/her top speed?


A long rope with knots in?!
New boots
Started by User in Ski Hardware, 57 Replies
I have Salomon Impact 8 boots. They may only be 90 flex but they do me just fine. I had a pair of Atomic M Tech which were 110 flex and I think they were a bit too good for my standard at the time. When the time comes to get a new pair, I may got higher.

Tom
Random Tips for Beginners
Started by User in Beginning Skiing, 93 Replies
If you take a digital camera, do not have it in your front pocket of your jacket whilst skiing through trees!

The same applies to mobile phones!
reports from Niederau
Started by User in Austria, 204 Replies
I like cheese and peanut butter sandwiches, that doesnt that make me a bad person either does it?!

(I am procrastinating way too much today)